Sanitary drinking device.



A. D. SEAMAN. SANITARY DRINKING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 28, 1910.

- Patented June 4,1912.

JM/ 0 D. Seaman.

, -UN1TED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

ALONZO" D. SEAMAN, 01! MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

SANITARY DRINKING DEVICE.

' :Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed June 28, 1910.Serial No. 569,364.

Patented June 4, 1912.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALoNzo D. SEAMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State ofWisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in SanitaryDrinking Devices, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, concise, andexact description, reference being hadto the accompanying draw isunsanitary, particularly in factories or other buildings inwhich a largenumber of individuals are employed, and in which the air may befilledwith impurities. It is in-- convenient and expensive to establishand maintain a number of stationary sanitary drinking fountainsthroughout an establishment of this kind, or elsewhere, whereas theusual water faucets are often conveniently located at various pointsthroughout an en tire building, although accompanied usually by a singledrinking cup or glass.

I propose to provide each person with an individual tube of peculiarconfiguration but of inexpensive construction, by means of which thosewho desire may readily connect with any convenient faucet or pipe toobtain an upwardly or outwardly flowing fountain or et of water, andthus have all the advantages of the sanitary drinking stands found inthe parks and other public places.

While the invention may be embodied in a number of forms, I haveillustrated in the accompanying drawings, a simple and practicalembodiment of my idea.

In the drawings,Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in section, of mysanitary drinking device applied to an ordinary faucet. Fig. 2 is a topview of the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation.

My sanitary drinking device consists essentially of a main body ortubular portion 1, having preferably integrally formed therewith, at oneend, an enlarged portion with a flaring mouth 2, and at the opposite endan orifice or nozzle 3, although I do not limit myself to thisconstruction. The

enlarged flaring mouth 2 is preferably provided with a resilient lining4, which may be of rubber or other suitable material, and whichcorresponds substantially to the contour of the flaring mouth so as tofit therein and constitute a part of the drinking device. This resilientlining is adapted'to form a tight joint when the drinking device ispressedagainst an ordinary faucet or pipe, as'shown in Fig. 1. It isobvious however that this lining is not essential, as the flaring mouth2 could be pressed directly against the faucet, although by the use ofthe resilient lining a better joint, and one that is practicallywater-tight, is secured.

In the preferred construction I prefer to arrange the flaring mouthportion 2 and the opposite end 3 substantially parallel to each other,the angle of the connectingbody portion 1, being immaterial. This mainbody portion 1 could, of course, be arranged substantially at a rightangle to either or both of the end portions although the arrangementshown in Fig. 1 is preferable owing to the fact that the orifice portionor nozzle 3 is elevated some distance above the opposite end. The mainbody portion 1 may have a portion of reduced diameter 5 at the endadjoining the nozzle portion 3. This is merely a structural featurehowever, incident to the bendingof the tube at the junction of the twoportions, where the tube is made of metal, although I do not limitmyself to this material as it is obvious that any suitable material maybe employed.

The device is applied by simply pressing the flaring mouth up over theend of the faucet 6, as shown in Fig. 1, whereupon when the Water isturned on, it will pass through the hollow member and issue from thenozzle 3 in a stream, the volume of which may be regulated at will bythe valve on the faucet.

In drinking, it is not necessary to touch the device at all except tohold it in place, as the mouth may be placed directly over the issuingstream, at any convenient distance from the nozzle 3.

It is not' necessary that the ends 2 and 3 should be parallel with. eachother, as it is obvious that a straight tube having a flaring mouth atone end and an upwardly extending nozzle portion at the opposite end,may be conveniently applied to a pipe or faucet from which the waterissues in a horizontal stream, one of the objects of the invention beingto provide a device of suitable configurationto fit a pipe orfaucet fromwhich the water issues at any fixed angle, and to direct the stream ofwater upwardly or outwardly from the mouth-piece, after conducting thewater through a tube having whatever bends are necessary to accomplishthe desired result in the simplest manner. In view of this fact, it willbe apparent that it is not even necessary that the ends 2 and 3 lie inthe same plane. However 'the form of device illustrated in the drawingsis preferable under most circumstances.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that I do not limit myself to thedetails of 7 construction shown and described, but desire to includebroadly an equivalent means for accomplishing the esired result andcoming within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. A portable sanitary drinking device having a flared end adapted tofit over a faucet or pipe to make a water-tightconnection therewith bymanual pressure dirooted in the line of the discharge, and having meansfor directing the stream of water from said faucet or pipe an upwardlydirection.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a portable sanitary drinking devicecomprising a unitary structure having a conical end adapted to cooperatewith a faucet or pipe to make a water-tight connection therewithIIBSSBS.

when pressed against the same in the line of the discharge, and havingmeans for directing the issuing stream of water in an upwardlydirection.

3. A portable sanitary drinking device comprising. a main hollow portionhaving a flaring mouth and a nozzle portion each of said portions beingarranged at an angle to the main body portion, said flaring mouthportion being provided with a resilient lining adapted to be manuallypressed against a faucet in the line of the discharge to make awater-tight connection therewith.

4. A portable sanitary drinking device consisting of a tubular memberhaving 1 at one end a flaring mouth portion provided with a resilientlining,- said portion adapt-V ed to be held firmly against thedownwardly extending end of a water faucet, said main body portionextending diagonally upward from said flaring mouth portion, and havingat its opposite end a restricted portion anda nozzle portion beyond saidrestricted portion, said nozzle portion being arranged at an angle withsaid main body portion so as to extend substantially vertically upward,whereby the downwardly directed stream of water from said faucet isdeflected and delivered-as a vertical stream.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presenceof two wit- ALONZO D. SEAMAN.

Witnessesf HENRY EoKsi'mN, P. M. SEYDEwI'rz.

